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A 37-year-old Pembroke man was jailed for a year yesterday for growing cannabis. David Burnell Adams pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the cultivation of the plants before February 27 last year. Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney told the court tha...

An expert on medical cannabis is set to host a lecture next week on the myths associated with the drug. Marcia Williams, from the University of Technology, Jamaica, has made numerous presentations and written several articles on the subject. Dr Willi...

A St George’s woman today denied importing cannabis worth more than $70,000. Natasha York, 41, also pleaded not guilty to possessing 1,430.7 grammes of the drug with intent to supply in St George’s on May 28. Prosecutor Nicole Smith told Magistrates...

A woman jailed for importing cannabis has had sentence reduced by eight months — but the court refused a request to increase the sentence of a second woman for drugs offences. Valisa Holder appealed against a 2½-year sentence imposed in Magistrates’ ...

A 25-year-old cruise ship passenger was today handed a suspended prison sentence for possessing 3.73 grams of cannabis. Ioas Durham, from Boston, was sentenced to one month in prison, suspended for six months, for the offence that happened in Sandys...

A Paget teenager who admitted possessing cannabis and cannabis resin was yesterday given a second chance by a judge. Rory Stevens-Astwood, who admitted having more than 15 grams of cannabis and 0.51g of cannabis resin on January 1 at an earlier Magi...

The Customs Department has not changed its policy on importing cannabis-related items, shop owners have been advised. It follows confusion on social media after Customs sent businesses a letter warning them food, drink and beauty products containing ...

A Paget teenager has admitted possessing more than 15 grams of cannabis and 0.51g of cannabis resin. Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Rory Stevens-Astwood pleaded guilty to having the drugs in St George’s on January 1. The court heard t...

A 32-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis following a search warrant early this year. Police attended a residence on Fentons Drive, Pembroke, with a canine unit shortly before 5.30pm on January 7. Magistrates’ Court heard that...

Several marijuana plants were seized from a St George’s island earlier this week, police have confirmed. The mature plants were located on Smith’s Island on Wednesday. A dollar figure was not attached to the seizure by police. “At this time, no on...

A St David’s man has been hit with a $1,000 fine after being caught with 15.5 grams of cannabis by police executing a search warrant. Magistrates’ Court heard that Deon Pitcher, 32, of Chapel of Ease Road, was arrested at a Pembroke residence after o...

A 22-year-old Pembroke man has been given a 12-month conditional discharge for possessing marijuana and MDMA. Tyrone Oswald Jr pleaded guilty to the charges, which stem from an arrest on October 7, 2016, when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Apri...